Terms Of Use

By ordering from us (including all sales, hire, training, calibration or repair), you agree you've read, accepted and are bound by the following terms and conditions:

General Terms and Conditions

• "Purchaser" means the person who buys or agrees to buy the Products or Services from the Seller.
• "Seller" means IRC Ltd Limited who are trading on this web site as instrument-repairs.com
• "Hirer" means the person who hires or agrees to hire Products from the Seller.
• "Company" means IRC Ltd who are trading on this web site as instrument-repairs.com
• "Conditions" means the terms and conditions of sale set out in this document and any special terms and conditions agreed in writing by the Seller.
• "Delivery date" means the date specified by the Seller when the Products or Services are to be delivered.
• "Products" means those goods specified. "Services" means those services specified.
• "Price" means the price for the Products or Services excluding carriage, insurance, VAT and if appropriate any export duties or taxes.
• "Manufacturers Calibration" Where offered is issued at the time of manufacture by the manufacturer and is valid from the date the equipment is commissioned into use. We offer an option of having the unit calibrated on the day of purchase for those who require it, and as such is charged at the advertised rate.

The headings in these Conditions are for convenience only and shall not affect their interpretation.

IRC Ltd prioritises above anything else that our customers are fully satisfied with our service and the goods purchased. In the event where a return is requested please contact us within 28 calendar days of receipt for a refund. All returned goods apart from hired equipment, must be received back at IRC Ltd address within 30 days. All products returned must include all original items undamaged, in re-saleable condition, all original packaging including manuals, warranty forms, boxes, product sleeves etc. Software, book and DVD sales are not refundable once opened. Shipping and handling fees are not refundable. The Purchaser or Hirer is responsible for all shipping costs incurred shipping products back to IRC Ltd. We strongly recommend you use a recorded/insured delivery service as we regret that we cannot be held responsible for goods lost in transit. We comply with UK regulations more information can be found in The Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 which can be found at www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2000/20002334.htm/

In the unlikely event that you receive physically damaged goods or items are missing from your order IRC Ltd must be notified within 24 hours or before the end of the next working day. If you have received incorrect goods IRC Ltd must be notified within 14 calendar days to rectify this. In an event where you receive incorrect goods, please retain all original packaging for us to swap the goods for you. All items sent out are packaged up thoroughly to ensure safe transit and we only use highly credible courier companies. IRC Ltd do strongly recommend that you thoroughly check your goods upon receipt and in the case of any discrepancies contact us within the aforementioned time period.

Placing an order does not constitute our acceptance of the order. Acceptance is only granted when the order has been confirmed (by email or in writing) by us and the goods have been delivered. We reserve the right to decline acceptance of any order.

All Prices quoted on this web site are in UK Pounds Sterling: GBP. Our standard carriage charges are to UK mainland addresses although some products are offered with free carriage to UK mainland only.  All Prices quoted by the Seller are ex-works and the Purchaser or Hirer shall in addition pay all charges for insurance, VAT and if appropriate any export duties or taxes and if the items are large or heavy additional charges for export. Please contact us for an export pricing quote.

Overseas customers with a valid VAT Number are required to register an account with us before they can be considered tax exempt.

For all late payment of monies not received within the agreed payment terms, IRC Ltd shall be entitled to make a legal claim to recover monies due plus a 15% surcharge of the amount outstanding and the Purchaser will also be liable for all debt collection charges, interest, court costs, legal fees costs and statutory compensation as laid down in the Late Payment of Commercial Debts Regulations 2002.

Title

The title to any software or hire equipment supplied by the Seller will not pass to you. Title to other Products supplied by the Seller will not pass to you until all monies due under the contract are received by the Seller.

• Although a binding agreement for the sale of goods is formed when an order (whether written or verbal) is received by the Seller and the Seller, may at their discretion, dispatch an acknowledgement of the order together with the terms and conditions, the title in the goods shall remain with the Seller and shall not pass to the Purchaser until the amount due under the invoice from IRC Ltd (including interest and costs) has been paid in full.
• Until title passes the Purchaser shall hold the goods as bailee for the Seller and shall store or mark them (without causing damage) so that they can at all times be identified as the property of the Seller.
• The Seller may at any time before title passes and without liability to the Purchaser, and to which the Purchaser hereby gives its irrevocable authority to the Seller and its agent to:- Repossess and dismantle whether tangible or intangible and use or sell any of the goods and by doing so terminate the Purchaser's rights to use, sell or otherwise deal in them and, (for that purpose of determining what if any goods are held by the Purchaser and inspecting them) enter the premises of or occupied by the Purchaser.
• The Purchaser is licensed by the Seller to agree to sell on the Seller's goods save that no title in the goods shall pass on the sub-sale unless and until payment is made for these goods and subject to the express condition that the entire proceeds thereof are held in trust for the Seller and not mingled with other monies or paid into any overdrawn bank account and at all times be identifiable as the Sellers monies.
• The Seller may maintain an action for the price of any goods notwithstanding the title in them has not passed to the Purchaser.

IRC Ltd warrants to the Purchaser that any new goods which prove to be defective in workmanship or material, and which are returned to the IRC Ltd within 1 year from the date of the original shipment, will be repaired or replaced without charge subject to:

• The goods being supplied by IRC Ltd.
• The defect being proven to the satisfaction of the IRC Ltd and or the manufacturer.
• No liability is accepted by the IRC Ltd for any labour charges incurred in replacing parts or complete equipment under guarantee.

Save as aforesaid, no liability is accepted by the IRC Ltd for any loss, damage, injury or destruction suffered by the Purchaser or Hirer, or any other person arising from the purchase, hire, storage, handling, use, resale or sub hire of goods purchased or hired from the Seller. The Seller's total liability in contract, tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty), misrepresentation or otherwise, shall be limited to the Price of the Products or Services. Under no circumstances will liability extend to paying the Purchaser or Hirer damages for consequential losses. Second user/Second hand goods have a one month warranty maximum, a full refund will be given for these type of goods within this 1 month warranty period.

Delivery

Delivery will be made to the place designated by you on your accepted order and will normally be made during normal business hours: 0900 to 1730 hours GMT. Any delivery dates or times given by the Seller or our carriers are best estimates only and we will not be liable to you for any claim for loss or damage sustained by you as a result of a failure to comply with our estimated time scales. Under no circumstances will late delivery entitle the Purchaser or Hirer to treat the contract as repudiated. Delivery of products to the carrier shall constitute delivery thereof to the Purchaser or Hirer, and thereafter such products shall be at the Purchaser's or Hirers risk. Any claims for damages or shortages occurring after such delivery should be directed by the Purchaser or Hirer to the carrier.

For smaller packages we use Royal Mail Recorded Delivery Services. Starting from late September Royal Mail are implementing a policy of leaving packages (recorded and non-recorded) with a neighbour and leaving a card to notify you of the alternative address. For most people this should be act as a convenience, however if you would like to "opt out" of alternative delivery addresses to stop packages falling into the hands of non-cooperative neighbours you can display a sticker on / near your postbox.

PLEASE NOTE: IRC Ltd, will not be liable to replace goods if they are delivered to neighbours addresses. 

Please check your invoice or delivery note to see if the missing items are showing as "Goods outstanding". If shown as "Dispatched" then please contact us within 24 hours (excluding weekends and bank holidays) so we can rectify the problem swiftly. Instrument-Repairs.com strongly recommend that you thoroughly check your goods upon receipt and in the case of any discrepencies contact us within the aformentioned time period.

In very rare circumstances you may receive an item that is damaged in transit or faulty, if this happens please contact us immediately so we can arrange a collection and replacement.

Please note we will not be held liable for any loss of earnings or damage sustained as a result of a late delivery. We will however endeavour to do our best to ensure that the goods leave us in time using the appropriate service to meet your delivery date or get in touch with you ASAP if an issue arises.

In instances where IRC Ltd have arranged delivery or collection using our courier partner, IRC Ltd cannot offer compensation for goods lost by our courier before the goods are declared as “lost” by the courier. In such an instance IRC Ltd will raise a case with the courier who will carry out a search for the missing parcel internally. Once completed IRC Ltd will only offer compensation in form of a product replacement which will be either the same product or its closest current equivalent in cases where the lost goods cannot be located. Our courier partner class a parcel as “lost” six working days after the date they are first notified. If the “lost” package is subsequently located after the six working day time period has elapsed, IRC Ltd retain the right to exchange any products they have supplied to the customer with the original items which were lost.

When ordering goods from IRC Ltd (T/A imstrument-repairs.com)for delivery outside of the UK, you may be subject to import duties, taxes and brokerage fees, which are levied once the package reaches the specified destination. Any additional charges for customs clearance must be borne by you, including any brokerage fees. We have no control over these charges and cannot predict what they may be. Customs policies vary widely from country to country, so you should contact your local customs office for further information before placing an order. Additionally, please note that when ordering from IRC Ltd, you are considered the importer of record and must comply with all laws and regulations of the country in which you are receiving the goods. Your privacy is important to us and we know that you care about how information about your order is used and shared. We would like our international customers and customers dispatching products internationally to be aware that cross-border deliveries are subject to opening and inspection by customs authorities over which we have no control. In the event where a product develops a fault that is covered by manufacturer’s warranty but cannot be carried out locally under warranty, it will be at the customers cost to ship the faulty product back to IRC Ltd (T/A instrument-repairs.com) in the UK. The correct importation documentation for Customs Inward Processing Relief must also accompany the goods. Upon completion of the repair the customer will also be responsible for arranging and paying for the return shipping of the goods.

All international shipments will be accompanied by a commercial invoice. The values on the commercial invoice will be set to exactly what was paid for the product. We cannot lower the declared value or mark the package as anything but a commercially purchased item.

By hiring equipment from IRC Ltd you agree you've read, accepted & are bound the following terms and conditions:

1. All hire equipment is supplied in accordance with our General Terms and Conditions and with the following additions to those terms & conditions. Some of these are for your guidance & information but they also show the hirers responsibilities.

1. All hire equipment will be supplied with copies of our Master Calibration Certificates which are retained at our premises.
   Collection of the hired unit from a UK mainland address can be arranged at a cost. If we are to arrange collection by our carrier, the equipment must be made available to our carrier. If equipment is not ready to collect for whatever reason, IRC Ltd reserve the right to charge for any attempted failed collections. Should collection of the hired unit not have been arranged at the time of hire the hirer is responsible for returning hired equipment within 2 working days of the end hire date at the hirers cost. In all cases the hire equipment must be well packed for transit.

1. Hire Period & Charges.
IRC Ltd, the owners will hire the equipment described for the rates and period agreed. IRC Ltd can terminate the hire agreement at any timeThe hire period commences on the date on the invoice and continues until the equipment is received at our designated office. The hired goods will be inspected as soon as is reasonably practicable after the hire, any missing items will be charged at manufacturer's recommended retail price.

• The minimum hire period shall be one whole week (seven consecutive days), Saturday, Sunday or any bank holiday that falls within the hire period are included as part of the hire period)
• The hirer may not extend the agreed hire period unless prior notice, either verbal or by email is given to IRC Ltd and a hire extension is agreed.
• Should notice not be given to IRC Ltd any unauthorised extended hire period will be charged in complete weeks until the hired equipment is returned to our premises. Any period less than one week will be treated as full week for invoicing purposes.
• The weekly hire charge for hire equipment will be at the rates published on the companies' web sites: www.irc.ltd.uk, www.instrument-repairs.com, www.instrument-hire.com, www.instrument-sales.com.
• By giving us credit/debit card details for the hire you agree that IRC Ltd can recover any extended, outstanding, overdue hire charges or failed collections without further notice to the hirer.

2. Hirer Responsibilities, Risk Ownership And Insurance

• Risk in the hired goods will pass immediately to the customer on receipt of the hired goods.
• Risk in the hired goods will not pass back to IRC Ltd from the customer until the hire goods are collected by our nominated courier or delivered in person back to IRC Ltd.  This shall apply even if IRC Ltd have agreed to cease charging the hire.
• Ownership of the hire goods remains at all times with IRC Ltd. The customer has no right, title or interest in the hire goods except that they are hired to the customer.
• The customer must not deal with the ownership or any interest in the hire goods. This includes but is not limited to selling, assigning, mortgaging, pledging, charging, securing, hiring, withholding, exerting any right to withhold, disposing of and/or lending. 
• The customer should have adequate insurance in place to cover for the loss, theft or damage of the hired goods and any proceeds of any such insurance shall be paid to IRC Ltd on demand.
• The customer must notify IRC Ltd immediately in the event of any loss, damage or theft to the hire equipment however caused. 
• In the event of theft, the hirer must inform IRC Ltd & the police within 24 hours and the crime reference number obtained from the police must be to provided to IRC Ltd. The weekly hire rate will continue to be charged until IRC Ltd receive the full replacement value of the hired unit including all accessories & flight case.
• In the event of loss, the hirer must inform IRC Ltd within 24 hours. The weekly hire rate will continue to be charged until IRC Ltd receive the full replacement value of the hired unit including all accessories & flight case.
• If the hire unit is damaged, the hirer will be responsible for paying IRC Limited the reasonable costs for repairs including labour and calibration charges for any damaged equipment. The weekly hire rate will continue to be charged until the unit is returned repaired & calibrated from the manufacture and is subsequently available again for IRC Ltd to re-hire. 
• Notify IRC Ltd immediately if the hired equipment is found to be damaged on receipt, is missing any of the items on the "Accessories check list" or becomes faulty during use. IRC Ltd will try to offer a replacement with the minimum possible delay. Keep the equipment safe from damage, use it in a proper manner and not subject it to any misuse or unfair wear and tear.
• Observe all of the manufacturer's instructions, user guides, operating instructions, warnings, safety notices and other regulations that may be issued for the proper use of thereof and shall be entirely responsible for any damage caused to the said equipment through failure to observe such instructions, user guides, operating instructions, warnings, safety notices or regulations.
• Notify IRC Ltd in the event of any loss, damage or theft to the hire equipment however caused. If the unit is damaged, the hirer will be responsible for paying IRC Ltd the reasonable costs for repairs including labour and calibration charges for any damaged equipment. The weekly hire rate will also be charged until the unit is returned repaired & calibrated from the manufacture and is subsequently available again for IRC Ltd to hire out again.
• Preserve all of manufacturers' identification labels including serial numbers and any other labels and markings including Calibration labels fixed to the equipment.

3. Liability

• The hirer will not hold IRC Ltd or the owner responsible for any loss, damage or injury (including death) to property or persons with regard to use of any equipment hired.
• The hirer will not hold IRC Ltdor the owner liable for any hirer data, results or images stored on any hired unit that becomes lost, corrupt, damaged or non-accessible due to whatever reason.

4. If the hirer defaults on any of the hire payments, IRC Ltd are entitled to recover the said equipment without prior notice being given to the hirer.

In the event of any conflict, these Terms and Conditions shall prevail over the conditions set out in either of the Purchaser's or Hirer enquiries and orders.

We aim to provide a quality calibration and repair service, but we also require a customer payment for these services prior to despatch or collection. Once we have notified you of the price to be paid we expect payment as soon as possible. If no payment has been made to us or the goods remain uncollected after 10 weeks of them being ready for collection, then we are entitled to sell the goods and give you the proceeds, but we are entitled to keep any money owed to us including repair costs, calibration costs, advertising and storage costs.

The Seller shall not be liable to the Purchaser or hirer in any way, or deemed to be in breach of this Contract because of any delay in performing or any failure to perform any of the Sellers obligations under this Contract if the delay or failure was due to any cause beyond the Sellers reasonable control.

IRC Ltd accepts firm course bookings by post, fax, e-mail and through the IRC Ltd web site - in making such bookings clients accept this refunds, cancellations and substitutions policy. All fees are payable in full prior to the date of the Training Course. Places on IRC Ltd Courses are strictly limited: Upon receipt of your order your place will be confirmed. Any cancellation must be received in writing 14 days prior to the Training Course. A full refund will be given only if more than 21 calendar days notice is given of a cancellation, see below for refund rates:

• Over 3 weeks cancellation notice: Full refund
• 2-3 weeks cancellation notice: 70% refund
• Less than 14 days cancellation notice: No refund

Alternatively, a substitute delegate can be named at any time before the course. There will be no extra surcharge for making a substitution.

No refund will be payable for non-attendance or if no prior notice of cancellation is given. Within 14 days, of the course start date any cancellations will not be refunded. The refund will be issued after the course.

It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of IRC Ltd to change the content and timing of the course, the date, venue or instructor. IRC Ltd reserves the right to cancel a course up to and including the date of the course if insufficient bookings have been received. We will strive to give as much notice as possible in such an event. In all cases, people who had registered to attend a cancelled course will be given the option of a full refund or of rescheduling to a future course date but IRC Ltd disclaim any further liability.

Although reference is made to legislation during some Training Courses and within the IET Code of Practice, this should not be considered as legal advice. In cases of doubt, the specific legislation mentioned should be consulted and legal advice obtained.

This web site contains trademarks belonging to IRC Ltd and other companies, it also contains unregistered trademarks include logos, graphics, phrases words and icons. No rights are granted in respect of any of the registered or unregistered trademarks. If you are unsure whether an item is a trademark of IRC Ltd then please contact us in writing and send your request to the Registered Office address shown on the bottom of this web page.

All contracts are governed by the laws of Scotland & Northern Ireland and the courts shall have the non-exclusive jurisdiction to resolve any disputes arising out of or under them. This web site is maintained and operated by IRC Ltd. Any person who accesses this web site from any location outside the United Kingdom does so at their own risk, and they are responsible for compliance with their local laws. Nothing in our terms and conditions shall in any way be deemed to affect or restrict your statutory rights under British or European Law Privacy Policy as required by the UK Data Protection Acts of 1984 and 1998, IRC Ltd follow strict security procedures in the storage and disclosure of information which you have given us, to prevent unauthorised access and use of your information. We may track the online movements of individuals by make use of session cookies and cookies.

External Links

Any external links from our web site are for your convenience, informational purposes or to enable us to process a transaction and payment for any goods purchased from this web site. If you follow a link to another site, you are no longer on our web site and are subject to the privacy policy of the new site. We cannot be held responsible for any content, political views or endorsements that may be found on these other web sites, any links followed are at your own risk. No personal information will be transmitted by us to linked web sites that are not owned by the Seller.